Paluna Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Canada

Paluna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paluna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898

Paluna (56) may also be a first name.

Paluna Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Paluna Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Paluna (Oriya: ପାଲୁଣା, Russian: Палуна) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paluna? popularity and diffusion

The surname Paluna is the 4,649,889th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Paluna are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America. Paluna is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 56 people.

The last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 23,786,037. In Brazil Paluna is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 33 percent reside and The Philippines, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paluna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paluna in the Oriya language
ପାଲୁଣାpaluna-
Paluna in the Russian language
Палунаpaluna-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paluna
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